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January 1, 1985Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

The Economics of Aging

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WBWilliam BirdsallJSJames H. Schulz

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Overview

Economic review examines retirement security and pension financing across aging populations, highlighting critical trade-offs between generational equity and social safety nets.

Key Points

  • Examine the economic status of older populations alongside the structural financing, labor decisions, and policy implications of retirement, Social Security, and pension systems.
  • Synthesizes policy frameworks governing Social Security, employer-sponsored pensions, and Supplemental Security Income.
  • Analyzes workforce participation, retirement planning behavior, and demographic trends driving generational resource allocation.
  • Details the fiscal pressures facing public benefit financing and health assistance programs amid shifting demographic structures.
  • Evaluates economic trade-offs between extending workforce participation and relying on public safety nets or employer pensions.

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Birdsall et al. (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a708d34f44fa9f079de371dhttps://doi.org/10.2307/3323816
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